Regulator for tangential water-wheels.



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907,725. Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

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REGULATOR FOR TANGENTIA-L WATER WHEELS.

APPLICATION FILED APB.1. 1908.

Patent ed Dec. 29, 1908.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 1908.

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JAMEs M. BOYLE AND FRANK W.

ROLLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

REGULATOR FOR TANGENTIAL WATER-WHEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

.Application filed April 1, 1908. Serial No. 42 1,4972.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES M. Bonn and FRANK W. ROLLER, citizens of the United States, residing at New York, in the county invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Regulators for Tangential l Vater- Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

The invention is a regulator for tangential The principle of the invention is as follows:

by the addition or removal of load, to cause, primarily, a deflection of the jet to alter the point of impact thereof upon the wheel bucket, and then, by reason of the ensuing change in speed of the wheel, to vary the crosssectional area of the jet and bring back or redeflect said changed jet to a selected point of impact on said bucket: all by automatic mechanism controlled by the wheel itself. 2. To select and determine, by means of an independent device manually operated or set as desired, and combined the position of the said point of impact. The term point of impact as herein used, means the oint at which the longitudinal axial line 0' the impelling jet intersectsthe bucket surface.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of a tangential water wheel with our regulating apparatus applied thereto, the electrical connections being omitted for clearness. Fig. 2 is a top View of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlargedplan view of the electrical connecting device. Fig. 4 is a section on the line aof Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the whole apparatus, as shown in 1. F ig.6is a detailed sectional view, showing the threaded valve spindle, sleeve and nut thereon, the supportingbearings and the pinion on said nut, these parts being in section on the line '3 11 of Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a partial section on the line 2 a, Fig. 1 and an end elevation of a part of the nozzle tube,

gearing connected therewith. Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are electrical diagrams. Fig. 8 shows the circuit conditions when the motor is not operating. Fig. 9, the circuit conditions when it is rotating in one direction and, Fig. 10, the circuit conditions when it is rotating in the reverse direction. Figs. 11, 12 and 13 show a portion -of the wheel periphery, al

bucket thereon in section, the nozzle tip also insection, the needle valve and the water jet. These figures illustrate the action of the apparatus upon the jet in performing its regulating functions.

Similar numbers and letters of reference indicate like parts.

The nozzle deflecting mechanism-4 is a tangential water wheel having attached to its periphery the buckets 2. The actuating water jet 3 is delivered to the buckets from a needle regulating nozzle, the supplytube 5 of which is supported on trunnions 6, and receives water from any suitable flexible or end 7. Said tube is bent laterally at its front jointed conduit (not shown) connected at the portion and has a converging nozzle tip 8 in which is disposed the needle valve 9 carried by the spindle 10. Said spindle extends through the rear wall of the bent portion of the tube 5, and is threaded over a portion of its length as shown at 12, Fig. 6. On the part 12 is a sleeve 13, journaled in bearings 14, supported on the side of tube 5. The middle part of "said sleeve forms a nut 15 on the said threaded part 12, and carries the spiral gear 16 which comes between the bearings 14. By turning the gear 16, it is obvious, that the spindle 10 may be moved longitudinally and the needle valve 9 thus moved to or from its seat, in the tip 8, to diminish or increase the size of the water et. Rotation of the spindle 10 is prevented by the spline 83 thereon. entering the fixed guide 84, Fig. 6.

i The spindle 10 is operated by an electric motor 4, which is mounted on the tube 5. The rotary shaft of said motor carries a worm 17, which engages with the worm wheel 18 on the vertical shaft 19, Fig. 7. Said shaft is supported in hearings in a bracket 21 fixed The shaft 19.

on the upper side of tube 5. carries a worm 20, which engages with gear 16, and so communicates motion to the screw threaded portion 12 of valve spindle 10.

In order to alter the direction of the water jet 3, the nozzle tube 5 is swung on its trunnions 6. This is done by the following means. On the shaft of the wheel 1 is a pulley which drives the belt 22, and said belt through a pulley and bevel gearing at 23 1'0- tates the governor shaft 25, which is disposed in hearings in bracket 24. The governor shaft carries the usual jointed arms and balls which raise or lower the co lar 26, sliding on shaft 25, in the ordinary way, as the speed of weighted pivoted lever 35.

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and away from the wheel center.

the w iter wheel increases or diminishes. A ring 27 is pivoted to an intermediate collar in which collar 26 turns and has two arms 28 and 29. The ring arm 28"coniiects"to an arm 30 on the end of a'double bell crank lever 31. supported in any suitable brackets 32 Fig. 2. The arm 33 at the other end of said lever connects by link 34 to one arm of the counter- T he opposite arm of lever 35 connects by link 36 to a lug 37 By reason of the foregoing construction, when the speed of the wheel 3 increases, the governor balls move outwardly-raising the collar 26, which, through the" described linkage, causes the nozzle .tube to swing downwardly and so to deflect the water jet in a direction radial to On the other hand, when the speed of the wheel decreases, the governor balls move inwardly, and through the means described the nozzle tube is swung upwardly and the water jet defiected in a direction radial to and toward the wheel center. Or, in other words, the water jet may by this swinging of the nozzle tube be directed against any point of the bucket.

lying in the planeof its movement, or be deflect d partially or wholly from said bucket.

T e electrical controlling device, (Fig. 8.)The ring arm 29 is bent twice and supported in fixed brackets 38. Its extremity is connected by a link 39 to one end of the contact lever 40, which is carried on a pivot 49, but insulated therefronn (Fig. 4.) Said lever moves overagnetal segment 41, also carried by the pivot 49, upon any suitable fixed support or back plate 42. Any suitable form of insulating coupling (indicated at is inserted in the lever arm 40 to prevent grounding of current. On said segment 41, butinsulated therefrom, are two curved contact strips 43, 44. .(ee Fig. 3). Normally the contact end of lever 40 lies between said strips touching neither, but when said lever is turned on its pivot by the action of the governor through arm 29, then the lever 40 makes contact with either strip 43 or'strip 44,311 accordance with the direction in which it is move d. T he segment 41 is provided with a 'handle 45 by which it can be moved on itspivot independently of lever 40; l V 46 is provided for holding-the segment in adjusted position. is a graduated scale 4 7,and on the segment 41 is an index 48. i

T he electrical control system."lhe circuit connections are illustrated in Figs. 8, 9, 10. The system includes four electro magnets A, B, C, D, which may be of the sucking solenoid type, actuating respectively circuit closing plates a, b, c, (l. Plate, Z in accordance-as it is up or down, closes contact between fixed contact terminals e or fixed contact terminals f. Plates (1, c and (1 close.

A clamping screw' On the back plate 42 resistances in circuit, these parts bein branch circuit 'ishes. lower the collar 26 and the intermediate linkage. already described moves the lever contact between pairs of fixed contact terminals similarly arranged. E is a dynamo or other source of current and F, G, .H, are

indicated symbolically. The lever 40 an the outer ends of the insulated contact strips 43, 44, are connected in circuit.

The normal condition of the system, when the contact lever 40 is not touching either contact-strip 43 or 44 is shown in Fig. 8.

The electro magnets A, B, O, 'D, are then not energized and the circuit @losing plates a, b, c, (l, are down, closingrcircuit between the lower pairs of fixed. terminals.

The operation is as follows:

I. The speed of the water wheel increases.

The governor balls lift collar 26 which throu h the intermediate linkage already descri ed moves the lever 40 intocontact with strip 43. The resulting conditions are shown in Fig. 9 Beginning at dynamo E, circuit proceeds to point 60, and there'divides into two branches.

1. The control .cir'cm't.One branch circuit proceeds by wire 61 to magnet A; by wire 62 to lever 40, to strip 43; by wire 63 to contact plate I); by wire 64 to magnet D; by Wire 65 to magnet O; by Wire 66, to point 67, which connects -to dynamo. Magnets A, O and D being thus energized raise their contact plates a, c, d, to close circuit through the upper pairs of fixed terminals.

2. The motor armat'ztre-circuit. 'lhe other branch circuit proceeds by wire. 71 to point 72 and divides. The first sub-branch circuit proceeds by wire 73 to circuit closing plate (1; by wire 74 to the right hand terminal of the motor armature; by wire 75 to and through resistance G by wire 76 to circuit closing plate 0; by wire 77 to wire 66, point 67 and dynamo.

8. The mctorfield-circuit.The second subroceeds 'from point 72 by wire 80 to the 'eld of the motor and shunt to left, or in such direction as to cause the needle valve to reduce the area of the water jet. This, by reason of the resistance G, slowly.

1 II. The speed of the water wheel dirhin- The governor balls moving inwardly 40 into contact with strip 44. The resulting conditions are shown in Fig. 10L

1. Tliemovgtrol circuit.-Beginning at dynamo E circiiit proceeds to point 60; by wire 61' tomagnet A; by wire 62 to lever 40 to strip 44; by wire 90, contact plate 0 and by'wire 92 to magnet by wire 93 to wire. 66, point 67 and dynamo.

2. The motor armatwje cti cuit.A branch circuit proceeds from the point 94 (on wire.

leaving, the remainder comes 61) by wire 95 to circuit closing plate b, by wire 96 to wire 75 to the left hand armature terminal through the armature to wire 74, to circuit closing plate (1, to wire 97, to point 67 and dynamo.

5. The motor field circuit-The second sub-branch circuit proceeds from dynamo to point 60 to wire 71 to the field of the motor and shunt resistance H; by wire 81 to circuit closing plate a; by wires 82 and 66 to point 6'? and dynamo. tates in the reverse direction, so as to cause the needle valve to increase the area of the water ct, and as there no resistance similar to G inserted in the armature circuit, this motion is eiiected rapidly.

The operation and timing of the whole apparatus 'l his is as follows: referring to Figs. 11, 112 and 1.3. Assume the needle valve to be open as indicated in Fig. 11, and the jet 3'to be directed so that its longitudinal axial line intersects the point X. Assume the speed of the wheel to increase. Then, through the operation of the governor, as already described, the jet would be deilected downwardly as in Fig. 12; say tosuch an extent as that the lower edge of the bucket bisects the jet. Then all of the jet below the bucket edge would pass the bucket without exercising any impelling efi'ect thereon and go to waste. The speed of the wheel now diminishes. The governor then brings the jet back to its original position and through the electrical control and motor moves the needle valve to reduce the jet area. Theaxial line of the reduced line now meets the point X. Hence, instead of impelling the wheel by a fraction of the jet, to go to waste as in Fig. 12, a fraction of the jet strikes the wheel at the point Xnnd no fraction goes to waste. In other words, when the wheel increases speed, the apparatus reduces the of the water jet while maintaining the axial line of I the reduced jet intersecting a selected point on the bucket. This operation is purely automatic and dependent upon the speed of the wheel. It saves waste of water; it adjusts the supply of water to the speed of the wheel, and the final result, regulates the wheel speed to some predetermined ratewhenever thaltrate is departed from, for eX- ample, by IQ-tlSOIl of change of loads Now assuming the"condition represcnted in Fig. 13, having been attained, the wheel under increased load should Fall oil in speed. Then the converse operation would ensue. The jet would be raised, the needle valve would be opened to admit a jet dl' increased area and the enlarged jet would be brought back to the position shown in Fig. 11. So that throughout the running of the wheel, variations in' the speed of the wheel, due for example to changes in load, instantly affect the regulating apparatus causing it to in- The motor then ro-' reduce the jet.

. contact with the lever 40, with crease or diminish the area of the jet and to keep the jet when adjusted, upon a selected point on the bucket.

It will be noted that the resistance G comes into operation when the jet is diminished. Its purpose is to retard this diminution and so prevent the percussive or water hammer e'iiect of the. water in the pipes, which might otherwise follow. The resistance F is simply a brake resistance for checking motor speed, so as to enable the motor to stop promptly when the apparatus is not performing its regulating function. As shown in Fig. 8, the motor armature circuit is then closed through the plate a, and wires 75 and 98. The resistance H is the usual resistance placed across the terminals of the motor field to take care of the inductive discharge therefrom, when the field circuit is suddenly opened.

The manual adjustment of the point of impact of the jet-Returning now to the electrical controlling device, Fig. 3: It has already been stated that the segment 41 may be turned on its pivot by hand, the operator grasping the handle 45. In this way he moves either strip 43 or 44 into contact with the lever 40. Or, in other words, he does manually what the governor may accomplish automatically in the sense of establishing contact between the lever 40 with either strip 43 or 44. It, therefore, the operator establishes contact between lever 40 and strip 43, the electrical conditions illustrated in Fig. 9 are created. The motor then operates to As a consequence the speed of the wheel falls oil. The conditions of Fig. 10 then follow. The motor then reverses, increasing the water jet and increasing the wheel speed until by the action of the governor the lever 40 is moved off of the strip 43 and into the space between the strips 43 and 44. But the displacement of the segment 41 has changed the position of this space, so that when the lever comes to rest in this space the point at which the axial line of the jet meets the wheel bucket is not the same point which it met before the segment was moved, but is located further from the wheel periphery. So that the net result in this case of moving the segment 41 by hand to bring the strip 43 into contact with lever 40 is simply to lower the point of impact of the water jet on the bucket. operation takes place when the segment 41 is moved by hand to bring the strip 44 into the net result of raising the point of impact of the water jet. on the hue (6h. The extent of displacement of the point of impact of the jet will obviously also depend upon the extent of displacement of the segment 41, since the time of the operation will be lengthened proportionately to the distance traveled by the lever 40 in returning to the space between The converse strips 43; and 44. It be seen, therefore, that the electrical controlling device while operated automatically by the overnor, may be previcusly-set by ban to cause the jet to be directed on any desired point of impact .on the bucket, and there maintained. This may ormay not be the point of maximum im elling effect, as the operator may desire. ut, in anyevent, the deflections of the jet under the control of the apparatus will be with reference to the point selected. The, scale 47 and index 48 assist in adjusting the segment 41 to any desired position and to enable it to be accurately reset.

The clamping screw 46 then secures it as adjusted.

We claim:

1. In combination with a tangential water wheel and a device for delivering a jet to the bucket thereof, means governed by variations in s eed of said wheel for deflecting said jetand e ectrically. actuated mechanism governedby said speed variation for changing the cross-sectional area of said jet.

2. In combination with a tangential water wheel and a device for delivering a jet to the ,buckets thereof, a governor operated by variations in speed of said wheel, and, controlled by said governor, an electrically actuated mechanism for varying the crosssectional area of said jet and means for deflecting said jet.

3. In combination with a tangential water wheel a movable nozzle for deliverin a jet to the buckets thereof, a valve control mg said jet, a governor o erated by variations in speedof said whee transmitting mechanism between said governor and said nozzle for moving said nozzle to deflect said jet, an electric motor, and means controlled by said governor for controlling said motor to oper ate said nozzle valve.

4. In combination with a tangential water wheel a swinging nozzle for delivering a jet to the buckets thereof, a valve controlling said jet, a governor o erated by variations in speed of said whee transmitting mechanism between said governor and said nozzlefor swinging said. nozzle to deflect said jet, an electric motor, and means controlled by said governor for controlling said motor to operate said nozzle valve.

5. In combination with a tangential water I wheel and a device for delivering a jet to the buckets thereof, an electri raglly actuated mechanism controlled by variations in speed of said wheel for changing the cross-sectional area of said jet and a manually operable device for independently controlling said. electricall actuated mechanism.

6. n combination with a tangential water wheel and a device for delivering a jet to the buckets thereof, a governor controlling said device and an electrically actuated mechan ism controlled by variations in speed of said wheel for changing the cross-sectional area of said jet, said mechanism comprising a manually operable device for selecting the point of impact on the wheel buckets.

7. In combination with a tangential water wheel, a jet delivering nozzle therefor, a

valve controlling said jet, an electric motor controlled by variations in spee'dof said wheel for actuating said valve to vary the cross-sect1onal area of said jet; and means for controlling said motor to closesaid valve slowly and to open the same rapidly."

8. In combination with a tangential waterwheel, a jet delivering nozzle, a valve controlling said jet, a governor controlled by speed variations of said wheel circuit terminals, a circuit closing arm controlled by said governor, to move into contact with one or a the other of said terminals, an electric motor controlling said nozzle valve and clrcuit connections between sa d motor and said'ternnnals; whereby when said arm is moved by" said governor to close circuit with one of said circuit terminals said motor is actuated to move saidnozzle valve in one direction, and when said arm is moved to close contact with the other of said circultterminals said motor is actuated to move said nozzle valve in the opposite direction.

9. In combination with a tangential water wheel, a jet delivering nozzle, a valve controlling said jet, a governor controlled by speed variations of said wheel, circuit 'terminals, a movable support for said terminals, a circuit closing arm normally disposed between said terminals, an electric motor con trolled by spejedvariations of said wheel,

mechanism be ween said governor and said nozzle for transmitting motion from said governor to said nozzleto vary the point of 1mp act of said jet upon the wheel buckets, circuit terminals, a circuit closing arm controlled by said governor to move into contact with one or the other of said terminals, an electrlc motor controlling said nozzle valve and circuit-connectlons between said motor and said terminals; whereby said nozzle is. moved by said governor to cause the said jet to strike a selected point of impact on the wheel buckets .and whereby said arm is moved by said governor to close circuit with one of said terminals and thereby to cause said motor to be actuated to vary the extent I of opening of said nozzle valve.

11. In combination with a tangential water wheel, a movable jet delivering nozzle, a valve controlling said jet, a governor'controlled by speed variations of said wheel, mechanism between said governor and said nozzle for transmitting motion from said governor to said nozzle to vary the oint of impact of said jet upon the wheel uckets, circuit terminals, a movable sup ort therefor, a circuit closing arm controlled by said governor to move into contact with one or the other of said terminals, an electric motor controlling said nozzle valve and circuit con- 15 .nections between said motor and said terminals; whereby when said support is moved to bring either of said terminals into contact with said armisaid nozzle is actuated to vary the point of impact of said jet.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M. BOYLE. FRANK W. ROLLER.

Witnessesz' GERTRUDE T. PORTER,

MAY T. MCGARRY. 

